Reblogged from Jim Webster, aka Tallis Steelyard:

It has to be said that those of us involved with the shrine of Aea in her Aspect as the Personification of Tempered Enthusiasm do occasionally feel ‘put upon.’ I suppose it’s because we’re not involved in any great public ceremonials, are stuck out on the periphery and don’t have a lot of money. Change any of those three parameters and suddenly we would be a lot more cosseted by those in authority.

Still we keep our heads down and press on regardless. After all, if the eye of a wandering Hierophant should chance to alight on us, it would be followed by the sort of vague request that is in reality an instruction. Thus one of these worthies dropped round to see us after she’d enjoyed a good lunch with friends on the Council of Sinecurists and asked vaguely if we had done anything to help the Fane of the Wise Maiden Halina. To which the incumbent muttered something along the lines, “Obviously we keep an eye on them,” whilst Maljie frantically scoured the city map to discover where the damned place was.

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